This year, professor Roberta Di Carmine, the director of the film studies minor in the English department, offered a remarkable class, ENG 379, Exploring Italy through Film. Professor Di Carmine grew up Pescara,… Continue reading
Over the 2023-2024 academic year, Simpkins (The Departmental Building of English) has been a faithful neighbor to the upcoming Center for Performing Arts. The building’s construction, which began in late 2022, has been… Continue reading
Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them. ―Lemony Snicket As a literature major, one of my favorite pastimes is reading. Diving into a good book is such a reward… Continue reading
As any WIU attendee will surely know, our campus library is home to more than just books. Since its opening nearly 50 years ago, Malpass Library (often referred to as Malpass) has been… Continue reading
I finished my graduate thesis in the summer of 2021 in a vacant apartment off Adams Street. My own apartment was having issues: cockroaches ruled the kitchen, the refrigerator started scat singing bebop… Continue reading
On March 23rd, the English Graduate Program held its second colloquium since covid, and this one sees the event growing again! Meeting in person again made this a very special event, as once… Continue reading
Historically, the WIU English Department has hosted a monthly ‘reading room’. In the past, reading rooms entailed four separate readings, one each from four featured readers: an undergraduate student, a graduate student, an… Continue reading
On Thursday, February 22nd in ENG466 ‘Teaching Literature and Reading in Middle and High School’ students of Dr. Alisha White – professor of English Education, Disability Studies, and Arts-Based Research – tuned in… Continue reading
Calling all undergraduate creative writers! The English Department here at Western Illinois University is currently accepting submissions for publication in their literary magazine Elements. Submission genres included are: If you’re interested in winning… Continue reading
On Monday, February 5th, Western Illinois University (WIU) hosted the 9th annual Writing Festival. The event took place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Attendees included almost 160 students from eight different high… Continue reading
